Politics & Policy
Gov. Wolf’s coronavirus business waiver program was flawed, secretive, Pa. auditor says
“This audit revealed a flawed process that provided inconsistent answers to business owners and caused confusion,” said DeFoor, a Republican elected to office last year.
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They are requesting the name, address, and partial social security number of every voter registered as of last November.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom beats back GOP-led recall
Newsom cast it as a win for science, women’s rights and other liberal issues, and it ensures the nation’s most populous state will remain in Democratic control.
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Senate Democrats offer a new voting bill, but a GOP filibuster likely blocks the way
Democrats have a deal on revised voting rights legislation, but a major roadblock remains in the evenly divided chamber with Republicans ready to halt the bill's progress.
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Wolf administration ordered to reveal details of cannabis use as drug addiction treatment
The Office of Open Records ruled in favor of Spotlight PA and ordered the health department to disclose how many patients are certified for cannabis use.
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Open government group applauds Delaware redistricting hearings
Delaware’s redistricting process will launch later this month with online hearings that were called for by Common Cause of Delaware in August.
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Wolf creates new redistricting oversight panel ahead of fraught map-drawing process
The panel will review how redistricting works in other states and develop standards for determining integrity and fairness.
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Delaware ethics committee clears lawmaker who emailed racist, sexist slur
A House ethics committee has dismissed a complaint against a Delaware State Rep. Gerald Brady who used a racist, sexist term against Asian women in an email.
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Another round of grants and a warning from Philadelphia’s DA
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s office is combating violence while also warning of harsh penalties for people who settle disputes with guns.
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The federal government sells flood-prone homes to often unsuspecting buyers, NPR finds
HUD disproportionately sells homes in flood-prone areas, NPR finds. Housing experts warn that this can lead to big losses for vulnerable families.
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Biden ended contracts with private prisons. So one may turn to house immigrants
A for-profit detention center in Kansas that's been plagued with violence may be trying to do an end-run against a presidential executive order.
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Former U.S. Attorney McSwain joins growing field of GOP candidates for Pa. governor
McSwain is pitching himself as a tough-on-crime supporter of police who “put rioters and looters behind bars” as U.S. attorney.
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Pa. prison guards union asks court to review vax-or-test mandate
The union that represents corrections officers in Pennsylvania prisons wants a state court to intervene over Gov. Wolf's recent vaccine mandate.
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Biden voters in Pa. grappling with chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, America’s longest war
A recent poll found that 52% of Democrats support the withdrawal and Biden’s handling, 37% want to withdraw but say mistakes were made, and 17% oppose.
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Listen 4:04Internet funding rule could favor rural areas over cities
Officials in some urban areas are raising concerns about a federal rule limiting how federal coronavirus relief money can be spent on high-speed internet.
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